[October 30, 1919]

By direct wire

To Raskolnikov
To Kirov

I am extremely surprised that I have still received no answer from you on such an important question posed to you in Sklyansky's telegram of 20/X regarding the Caucasus¹. We await your immediate response.

Lenin

Printed from the text written in the hand of E. M. Sklyansky

# TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE XII ARMY OF THE SOUTHERN FRONT¹

RMC 12th Army, copy Gomel, gubplenbezh²

The army requires linen, uniforms, footwear. You are authorized to take correspondingly from the gubplenbezh by agreement with it in Gomel. The gubplenbezh is proposed to render every possible assistance to the RMC of the 12th Army in obtaining the necessary items for the army. Upon receipt from the TsUS³ of the required quantity of linen, uniforms, and footwear, the latter will be returned by the gubplenbezh to the RMC of the 12th Army.

November 1, 1919

Lenin

Printed from the telegraph blank

# NOTE TO S. D. MARKOV¹

[Between November 1 and 12, 1919]

To Markov: What do you know about this?²

# DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE'S COMMISSARS

[November 10, 1919]

To the Budget Department of the People's Bank

Decree

The Council of People's Commissars at its session of November 5, 1919 decreed:

To allocate to the Supreme Council of the National Economy on the fire-insurance department by advance on the account of the budget for the second half-year two hundred million rubles (200,000,000 r.) for the needs of fire protection.

To propose to the fire-insurance department of the Supreme Council of the National Economy to submit its budget according to the general budgetary procedure.

To propose to the presidium of the Supreme Council of the National Economy to enter into an agreement with the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs concerning the transfer of the fire-insurance matter to the Supreme Council of the National Economy within a seven-day period.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

Printed from the typewritten text signed by V. I. Lenin

# LETTER TO THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT OF THE MOSCOW CITY SOVNARKHOZ

To the Printing Department of the Moscow City Sovnarkhoz

Dear Comrades,

The pamphlet by M. Vladimirsky "The Structure of Soviet Power in the Localities,"¹ submitted to print, must without fail be printed no later than December 1st of this year. I request that you provide the bearer hereof² with all necessary information regarding how the typesetting, printing, etc. is proceeding, and to monitor the timely publication of the pamphlet.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

November 21, 1919

Printed from the typewritten text signed by V. I. Lenin

# NOTE TO G. V. CHICHERIN¹

[December 26, 1919]

In principle—yes. Point out the possibility of a "white" bomb (in order to break off peace with England).

Such does not exist².